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Case Id: 60bb1b5e-b08a-455c-8741-cf5f1a592854
Date: 25/06/2015 11:55:31
Invitation number: 60bb1b5e-b08a-455c-8741-cf5f1a592854
Participant Report Form - KA1 – Learning Mobility of
Individuals – Student mobility for studies in higher
education
Fields marked with * are mandatory.
1 Purpose of the participant report
This final report on your mobility experience will provide the EU's Erasmus+ Programme with
valuable information which will benefit both future participants and contribute to the continued
improvement of the programme. We are grateful for your co-operation in filling out the
questionnaire.
All personal data mentioned in this form will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC)
No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the
protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the European Union
institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. This report, once submitted,
will be accessible to the coordinating institutions, their national agencies and the European
Commission. More details in .Specific Privacy statement
Please make sure you have the information of your Learning Agreement and Transcript
of Records (if applicable) with you BEFORE you start filling in this report.
The term "course" used in this participant report should be understood as meaning the more
general term "educational component" used in the Learning Agreement.
2 Identification of the Participant and General Information
*2.1 First and last name:
See section "Publication and Usage Rights of the Information and of the Email Address" at the end of this questionnaire
concerning usage of the personal information.
MARCO CARSUO
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*2.2 Email address, where I can be contacted in the future
See section "Publication and Usage Rights of the Information and of the Email Address" at the end of this questionnaire
concerning usage of the personal information.
marco.caruso@studenti.uniparthenope.it
*2.3 Was the mobility period abroad a mandatory part of your curriculum?
Yes
No
*2.4 What were your main motivations for studying abroad?
To experience different learning contents/curricula
To learn/improve a foreign language
To develop soft skills, such as adaptability
To enhance my future employability in my home country
To enhance my future employability abroad
To experience different learning and teaching practices
To follow a study programme in a foreign language
To live abroad and to meet new people
To gain knowledge of another country
To build up a personal and professional network
*2.5 What were your additional motivational factors for studying abroad?
The length of the study period abroad was appropriate
The possibility to receive an Erasmus+ grant
The quality of the receiving institution
A good alignment of the courses abroad with the curriculum at the sending institution
Available support in finding accommodation
*2.6 How did you find out about the possibility to study abroad with the Erasmus+ Programme?
Website of the sending institution
Academic staff at the sending institution
Administrative staff at the sending institution
Fellow students
Friends
Erasmus+ Student and Alumni Association
Online search
Information event
*2.7 Are you planning to take part in Erasmus+ mobility again?
Yes
No
Undecided
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3.1 Were you satisfied with the quality of learning and teaching at the receiving institution?
Very
satisfied
Rather
satisfied
Neither
satisfied
nor
dissatisfied
Rather
dissatisfied
Very
dissatisfied
Not
applicable
* The
quality
of
content
of
courses
* The
quality
of
teaching
methods
* The
degree
of
learning
support
received
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*3.2 Did you reach your personal learning goal during the study abroad?
Yes
Only partially
No
*3.3 Did you gain knowledge and skills that you would not have gained in your sending institution?
Yes
No
I don’t know
3.4 What were the criteria for you to choose your receiving institution?
Very
Important
Important
No
opinion
Less
important
Not
important
* Learning offer
* Reputation/rankings
* Facilities and services for
international students
* Feedback from the
Erasmus+ Student and
Alumni Association
* Language
* Country
* City and culture
* Social life
Other
4 Academic Recognition
*4.1 Was your Learning Agreement signed by all parties before the start of the mobility?
Learning Agreement: a binding agreement between the student, the sending and the receiving institution, including a list of
courses that the student needs to complete at the receiving institution and that will be recognised by the sending institution
upon his/her return from the mobility period
Yes, all parties signed it before the start
No, some parties signed it after the start
The learning agreement was never signed
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*4.3 Was your Learning Agreement changed during your mobility period?
Yes
No
*4.6 Did you successfully complete all the educational components that were listed in the study
programme of your Learning Agreement?
Yes
No
*4.8 Is the recognition process for your mobility period finalised?
Yes, the process is finalised
No, the recognition process is still on-going
*4.9 Did you gain or do you expect to gain academic recognition from your sending institution for
your period abroad?
Full academic recognition: all the credits that you have earned during your mobility period and that were specified in the
final version of the Learning Agreement as counting towards your degree ( ) wereTable B or D of the official template
recognised by your sending institution without the need to take any further courses or exams
Full recognition
Partial recognition
No recognition
*4.11 Did you have to or will you have to take additional course(s) or exam(s) at the sending
institution for courses already evaluated at the receiving institution?
Yes, for all courses
Yes, for some courses
No
*4.13 What were the main obstacles to full recognition?
Learning Agreement: a binding agreement between the student, the sending and the receiving institution, including a list
of courses that the student needs to complete at the receiving institution and that will be recognised by the sending
institution upon his/her return from the mobility period
I did not take some or all exams
I did not pass some or all exams
Course content (or part of it) as agreed in the final version of the Learning Agreement
was not accepted by the sending institution upon return
Number of credits recognised is different from the one agreed in the final version of the
Learning Agreement
Problems with grade transfer
Problems with receiving the Transcript of Records from the receiving institution
Professor(s) at my sending institution did not give the approval
I decided NOT to have some courses recognised
Other
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*4.19 Were ECTS credits used in the Learning Agreement?
Yes
No
*4.24 Did the sending institution make the information available on how the grades awarded at the
receiving institution would be transferred upon return to your sending institution?
Yes, before the mobility
Yes, upon return
No
I have not checked
4.25 Do you think the grade conversion by the sending institution of the grades obtained at the
receiving institution was…
Strongly
agree
Rather
agree
Neither
agree nor
disagree
Rather
disagree
Strongly
disagree
Not
applicable
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Transparent
* Objective
* Fair
*4.26 Did you receive or do you expect to receive the Transcript of Records from the receiving
institution within five weeks after publication/proclamation of your results at the receiving
institution?
Yes
No
5 Foreign Language Skills and Linguistic Support
*5.1 What was the main language used by your professors?
French
*5.2 Do you feel you have improved your skills in this language during your stay abroad?
Yes
No, I was already fluent
No
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*5.3 Did you take advantage of linguistic support in learning this main language?
Yes
No
*5.7 Why didn't you take advantage of linguistic support?
I did not ask for it
I did not need it because my knowledge of the foreign language was adequate
I did not have time
The sending/receiving institutions did not provide it to me
Other
*5.8 While staying abroad, did you improve your competence in other languages besides the main
one used?
Yes
No
Which were those languages?
*5.9 Language 1
English
5.10 Language 2
Bulgarian
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Estonian
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Irish
Italian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Maltese
Polish
Portuguese
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6.1 Through my stay abroad with Erasmus+, I learned better how to...
Strongly
agree
Rather
agree
Neither
agree
nor
disagree
Rather
disagree
Strongly
disagree
* think logically and draw
conclusions (analytical skills)
* find solutions in difficult or
challenging contexts
(problem-solving skills)
* plan and carry out my learning
independently
* use the internet, social media
and PCs , e.g. for my studies,
work and personal activities
* develop an idea and put it into
practice
* see the value of different
cultures
* cooperate in teams
* plan and organise tasks and
activities
* express myself creatively
6.2 After having taken part in this mobility activity...
Strongly
agree
Rather
agree
Neither
agree
nor
disagree
Rather
disagree
Strongly
disagree
* I am more confident and
convinced of my abilities
* I know better my strengths
and weaknesses
* I am more able to adapt to
and act in new situations
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* I am more able to think and
analyse information critically
* I am more tolerant towards
other persons' values and
behaviour
* I am more open-minded and
curious about new challenges
* I intend to participate more
actively in social and political
life of my community
* I am more interested in
knowing what happens in the
world daily
* I am more able to reach
decisions
* I am more able to cooperate
with people from other
backgrounds and cultures
* I am more interested in
European topics
* I feel more European
* I am more aware of social and
political concepts like
democracy, justice, equality,
citizenship, civil rights
* I have increased my sector-
or field-specific skills
7 Future Prospects of Education, Training and Work
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7.1 Thanks to this stay abroad with Erasmus+…
Strongly
agree
Rather
agree
Neither
agree
nor
disagree
Rather
disagree
Strongly
disagree
* I believe that my chances to
get a new or better job have
increased
* I have a clearer idea about
my professional career
aspirations and goals
* I have better opportunities for
traineeships or student jobs in
my home country
* I am better capable of taking
over work tasks with high
responsibility after my stay
abroad
7.2 How has the stay abroad changed the way you see your future work?
Strongly
agree
Rather
agree
Neither
agree
nor
disagree
Rather
disagree
Strongly
disagree
* I can easily imagine working
abroad at some point in the
future
* I can easily imagine working
in the country where I did my
Erasmus+ period in the future
* I would like to work in an
international context
*7.3 Did you participate in any activity during your stay abroad that has led to an innovative
product or discovery?
Yes
No
I don’t know
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8 Practical and Organisational Arrangements
*8.1 Was the selection procedure at your sending institution fair and transparent?
Yes
No
Unable to judge
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8.2 How satisfied were you with the support provided by your sending institution?
Very
satisfied
Rather
satisfied
Neither
satisfied
nor
dissatisfied
Rather
dissatisfied
Very
dissatisfied
Not
applicable
* Administrative
support arrangement
* Academic mentoring
* Support from student
initiatives/organisations
Other
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*8.3 Was the receiving institution's course catalogue…
Course catalogue: regular guide for all students attending the institution, including information about the qualifications
offered, the teaching, learning and assessment procedures, the level of programmes, the single educational components
and the learning resources available to students
: a binding agreement between the student, the sending and the receiving institution, including a listLearning Agreement
of courses that the student needs to complete at the receiving institution and that will be recognised by the sending
institution upon his/her return from the mobility period
Published on the website of the receiving institution?
Complete? (all needed information to make your choices was available, including
language of instruction and grading distribution)
Up to date? (there were no changes in the courses you had chosen during your stay in
the receiving institution)
Available in time to prepare your Learning Agreement?
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8.4 How satisfied were you with the support arrangements provided by your receiving institution?
Very
satisfied
Rather
satisfied
Neither
satisfied
nor
dissatisfied
Rather
dissatisfied
Very
dissatisfied
Not
applicable
* Administrative
support arrangement
* Academic mentoring
* Support from student
initiatives/organisations
Other
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8.5 How satisfied were you with assistance related to visa issues?
Very
satisfied
Rather
satisfied
Neither
satisfied
nor
dissatisfied
Rather
dissatisfied
Very
dissatisfied
Not
applicable
* provided
by your
sending
institution?
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by your
receiving
institution?
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8.6 How satisfied were you with assistance related to insurance issues?
Very
satisfied
Rather
satisfied
Neither
satisfied
nor
dissatisfied
Rather
dissatisfied
Very
dissatisfied
Not
applicable
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by your
sending
institution?
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by your
receiving
institution?
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*8.7 Was equal treatment ensured by your receiving institution during your participation in the
programme?
Yes
No
Unable to judge
8.9 How would you consider your degree of integration at your receiving institution?
Very
good
Good Fair Poor
Very
poor
Not
applicable
* In the everyday life of your
receiving institution
* With local students
* With other Erasmus+ /
international students
*8.10 How satisfied were you with the way the receiving institution dealt with any questions,
complaints or problems that may have come up during your participation in the programme?
Very satisfied
Rather satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Rather dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
9 Accommodation and Infrastructure
*9.1 How satisfied were you with the guidance you received by the receiving institution on how to
find an accommodation?
Very satisfied
Rather satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Rather dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Not applicable
*9.2 How satisfied were you with your accommodation?
Very satisfied
Rather satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Rather dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
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EUR1132
9.3 How would you rate the facilities for students at the receiving institution?
Very
good
Good Fair Poor
Very
poor
Not
applicable
Classrooms
Study rooms, labs or similar
Libraries
Access to PCs
Access to Internet
Cafeteria / canteen
Access to existing research
(publications)
10 Costs
*10.1 Did you receive an Erasmus+ grant from EU funds?
Yes
No
*10.2 What was the amount of your monthly Erasmus+ grant as written in your grant agreement?
*10.3 Did you receive the payments on time, in line with the dates mentioned in your grant
agreement?
Yes
No
*10.4 Did you have other sources of funding?
Yes
No
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EUR800
*10.5 What other source or sources of funding did you receive?
State and/or regional grant(s)
Grant from your sending institution
Part-time job during your period abroad
State or regional loan
Private grant(s)
Private loan
Family
Own savings
Free or reduced accomodation costs
Other sources
*10.7 What was your average cost (accommodation and subsistence) per month during your
period abroad (EUR)?
*10.8 To what extent did the Erasmus+ grant (EU funds only) cover your overall expenses related
to your mobility period?
0-25%
26-50%
51-75%
76-100%
*10.9 Would you have gone on the Erasmus+ stay abroad if you had not received an Erasmus+
grant?
Yes
Maybe
No
*10.10 Did you have to pay any kind of fees in the receiving institution?
Yes
No
*10.11 Which kind of fees?
Tuition
Registration
Specific course(s)
Examination(s)
Laboratory
Library
Other
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EUR250
EUR12
*10.12 If other, please specify.
Health Assurance
*10.13 Total amount paid
*10.14 How much did you pay approximately for your travel to and from your receiving institution?
11 Overall Satisfaction
*11.1 How satisfied are you with your Erasmus+ mobility experience in general?
Very satisfied
Rather satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Rather dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
12 Conclusions, Comments and Recommendations
12.1 If you wish, please give any additional information, observations, comments or
recommendations that may be useful for students wishing to go abroad and as well for the
National Agency or the European Commission in view of improving the Erasmus+ student
mobility action.
I think that: all people must doing this experience.
13 Publication and Usage Rights of the Information and of the Email
Address
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*13.1 I'm willing to help future Erasmus+ participants based on my experience. They can contact
me at my email address.
Yes
No
*13.2 I agree that (parts of) this report can be published and made available to the general public.
Yes, with my name and email address
Yes, but anonymised (no name and no email address)
No
*13.3 I agree that my email address will be used later to contact me for further studies related to
the content of this final report or regarding the Erasmus+ programme and EU issues.
Yes
No
*13.4 The basic data (e-mail address, first and last names, birthdate, sending and receiving
institution) from my mobility will be transferred to the Erasmus+ Student and Alumni Association,
where I will get professional networking opportunities and visibility to employers.
I agree
I do not agree
Contact
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/national-agencies/
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